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Without fear.... like we used to.

Correct players in correct positions. No more central midfielders and strikers on the wings. Find a formation that plays to players strengths instead of shoehorning them into a formation that holds them back and confuses them.

Two up top as it suits Moore, Campbell and Cannon.

Only one defensive midfielder as we don't need to play two, especially against relegation fodder at the Lane.

No more Southgate safety first pointless back passes. What's the point in retaining possession if you don't do anything positive with it?

Players making off ball runs onto the ball instead of being stood still waiting for it to come to them (been asking this for 4-5 years now).

Pacey wingers who can keep the ball, run with it and ACTUALLY take on and beat players.

Crosses coming in early between the penalty spot and 18 yard line with height and pace, instead of from the touchline at ankle height aimed one yard in front of the keeper.

It's not a big ask and most are footballing basics that we fail to do.
 
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Tough to beat, even if it's not the prettiest football, being hard to beat is always a good place to start, and something we can build on.

Formation wise: something that gets the best out of the players we've got, no matter what it is.
 
Pedro Verde said:
3-1-4-2 is the way to go
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In terms of the current squad, it feels that it is the easiest to arrive at with minimal recruitment already.

Cooper
Dunne Anel Robinson
Souza
Seriki Arblaster Davies Burrows
Campbell Moore

Given Dunne’s experience of both central defence and right back he’d be ideal for right centre back. Anel was surprisingly good as the central figure when he played there.

Seriki and Burrows would have no issue as wingbacks.

Souza a given but I put Tom Davies then next to Arblaster (assuming Hamer is off). If fit I don’t see how you leave him out.

We look better with two forwards even if one is a number 10.

I had no issue with 4-4-2 but were a bit light on wingers. Unlike the OP I wasn’t a big fan of inverted wingers as a Plan A. No issue as an alternative tactic. Rather put crosses in to a 6’6” striker and watch the mayhem ensue. 4-2-3-1 is not far off only worh more of an attacking midfielder rather than additional striker.

I don’t dislike 4-3-3 but I just don’t see us as a one striker club at present. I’m not sure we have anyone who excels at that role and is a goal threat. You need a Drogba type. Had we got promoted this would have felt an obvious transition.
 
I think those last 6 or so games had a great combination of results and performances (obviously with the exception of the last half an hour or so). Hopefully we can expect more of that.
 
Muttley said:
If we score 1, go for 2.
If we score 2, try for a 3rd.
Dont even think about "sitting in" until we are at least 3 up.

If for some reason we aren't fit enough to do this, then do something about it!
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Totally agree. You could even utter the immortal words 'Muttley do something'.
 
Champagneblade said:
In terms of the current squad, it feels that it is the easiest to arrive at with minimal recruitment already.

Cooper
Dunne Anel Robinson
Souza
Seriki Arblaster Davies Burrows
Campbell Moore

Given Dunne’s experience of both central defence and right back he’d be ideal for right centre back. Anel was surprisingly good as the central figure when he played there.

Seriki and Burrows would have no issue as wingbacks.

Souza a given but I put Tom Davies then next to Arblaster (assuming Hamer is off). If fit I don’t see how you leave him out.

We look better with two forwards even if one is a number 10.

I had no issue with 4-4-2 but were a bit light on wingers. Unlike the OP I wasn’t a big fan of inverted wingers as a Plan A. No issue as an alternative tactic. Rather put crosses in to a 6’6” striker and watch the mayhem ensue. 4-2-3-1 is not far off only worh more of an attacking midfielder rather than additional striker.

I don’t dislike 4-3-3 but I just don’t see us as a one striker club at present. I’m not sure we have anyone who excels at that role and is a goal threat. You need a Drogba type. Had we got promoted this would have felt an obvious transition.
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Zero creativity in this team with the exception of Burrows, who is good for a cross.

It is also downright negligent that we start next year with Anel and Robbo in defence.
 
Champagneblade said:
In terms of the current squad, it feels that it is the easiest to arrive at with minimal recruitment already.

Cooper
Dunne Anel Robinson
Souza
Seriki Arblaster Davies Burrows
Campbell Moore

Given Dunne’s experience of both central defence and right back he’d be ideal for right centre back. Anel was surprisingly good as the central figure when he played there.

Seriki and Burrows would have no issue as wingbacks.

Souza a given but I put Tom Davies then next to Arblaster (assuming Hamer is off). If fit I don’t see how you leave him out.

We look better with two forwards even if one is a number 10.

I had no issue with 4-4-2 but were a bit light on wingers. Unlike the OP I wasn’t a big fan of inverted wingers as a Plan A. No issue as an alternative tactic. Rather put crosses in to a 6’6” striker and watch the mayhem ensue. 4-2-3-1 is not far off only worh more of an attacking midfielder rather than additional striker.

I don’t dislike 4-3-3 but I just don’t see us as a one striker club at present. I’m not sure we have anyone who excels at that role and is a goal threat. You need a Drogba type. Had we got promoted this would have felt an obvious transition.
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That team would show that the owners aren’t serious about a promotion push.
 
I’m a performance over results guy and for me this season has been really poor. If i’m giving up hours of my day and money to watch then I would like to enjoy the performance and be proud. For me the idea of just the result mattering sucks all the passion and joy out of the game, you may as well just catch the final score on BBC/Sky.

I would firstly get rid of this sit back and soak up the pressure mentality which we adopt for HUGE periods of the game where we cycle through a good defensive shape, win the ball, smash it clear back to the oppo and repeat. When we win the ball back we need to be better at keeping it.

When we have the ball the transitions need to be quicker and more purposeful. Attack with more numbers and speed.

More crosses into the box if we have that big lump Moore playing. Our crossing this season hasn’t been great.

Overplaying in the final 3rd at times when instead we should be brave and take a shot.

We also need to be much more composed under pressure, at times this season we’ve cut the midfield out of the game as we’ve been scared of the opposition press. So most of our possession comes from GK - DF - GK. The midfield needs to be more composed and technical.

I think defensively we are OK, the rest of the game is just a bit mehhh.
 
SUFCinks said:
I think defensively we are OK
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Agree with your points however since Souttar's injury i think we've looked a lot more fragile at the back. Absolute waste of time bringing Holding in, and when he did play he played assured and calm but then in the next game was dropped i just didn't get it. CB's massive target for recruitment. Think we need 2, 2 Centre mids, a couple of wingers with pace and another striker.
 

Zeblades34 said:
Agree with your points however since Souttar's injury i think we've looked a lot more fragile at the back. Absolute waste of time bringing Holding in, and when he did play he played assured and calm but then in the next game was dropped i just didn't get it. CB's massive target for recruitment. Think we need 2, 2 Centre mids, a couple of wingers with pace and another striker.
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We were stronger defensively with Souttar in the team, undoubtedly. Without him we were weaker. But even without him, when you look statistically at the basic numbers (not a deep dive) we achieved 3rd best goals conceded record in the league and our goals for record is the 6th best. To me this suggests that as a real basic overview the attacking play is whats holding back from our potential.
 
I enjoyed the way we played against Bristol both legs, so that would be a nice start. I'd just love for us to attack games for the bulk of the games, this season we played so passively it was quite painful.
 
Champagneblade said:
In terms of the current squad, it feels that it is the easiest to arrive at with minimal recruitment already.

Cooper
Dunne Anel Robinson
Souza
Seriki Arblaster Davies Burrows
Campbell Moore

Given Dunne’s experience of both central defence and right back he’d be ideal for right centre back. Anel was surprisingly good as the central figure when he played there.

Seriki and Burrows would have no issue as wingbacks.

Souza a given but I put Tom Davies then next to Arblaster (assuming Hamer is off). If fit I don’t see how you leave him out.

We look better with two forwards even if one is a number 10.

I had no issue with 4-4-2 but were a bit light on wingers. Unlike the OP I wasn’t a big fan of inverted wingers as a Plan A. No issue as an alternative tactic. Rather put crosses in to a 6’6” striker and watch the mayhem ensue. 4-2-3-1 is not far off only worh more of an attacking midfielder rather than additional striker.

I don’t dislike 4-3-3 but I just don’t see us as a one striker club at present. I’m not sure we have anyone who excels at that role and is a goal threat. You need a Drogba type. Had we got promoted this would have felt an obvious transition.
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Good shout, it would remove our need for wingers, we've only got 1 winger (Brooks) even if he is an inverted winger, but he can play midfield as well.

We would have to sign more CB's but there's quite a few available, on frees, loans and decent fees.

Left Hamer and Anel out in case they leave, if Souza leaves someone like Sam Field at QPR or maybe even Tommy Doyle would be good replacements (sounds like the Doyle January interest might have been genuine)

If Hamer stays I'd swap him for O'Hare.

Need a new CCB, preferably someone in the Egan mould, Michael Keane maybe, Holding would have been nice but that ship has probably sailed now, Joe Worrall could be an option.

Basically a CCB capable of holding the line while our RCB and LCB push on.

-----------------Cooper
--------Dunne?-New-Robbo
Seriki-Souza?-Arblaster-Burrows
-----------------O'Hare
--------Campbell-----Moore

Other options: Anel (RCB/LCB - if still here), Hamer (CM/CAM - if still here), Peck (CM), Brooks (CM/CAM), T Davies (CM), Cannon (ST), Oné (ST), Marsh (CAM), Baptiste (RCB), McCallum (LWB)
 
Best part about it is, looking at the squad now (and some of the linked players), it's like we've got a fresh start in terms of a formation for next season.

Of course, we will have a clearer view when we find out if certain players are going to stay/leave, but for the most part we could pick 1 of 4/5 potential formations and structure the recruitment around that formation specifically.

Other than new CB's, a 2nd RB/RWB which we need for any formation, some positions will be formation specific.

4-2-3-1, 4-3-3, 4-4-2, 3-5-2, 3-4-1-2: take your pick, we could pick any one of those formations next season, and pretty much every player at SUFC could probably find their best position in any of those formations.
 
Shadota said:
On multiple occasions over the past 10 months, there has been intense debate on this forum over the tactics employed by Wilder and his staff. Specifically, the apparent acceptance of winning games only 1-0. Scoring a solitary goal, before spending the rest of the game primarily focused on not conceding to our opponents. Whilst I recognise the the aim of a game of football is to emerge the victor, and this tactical approach did just that on a number of occasions, it has ultimately cost us promotion. The decision to not try and play games as the dominant force, and instead to be passive and try to steal a goal, has caused some of our most significant games this season to end in defeat - the two biggest examples of this being the home fixture with Leeds, and of course the final vs Sunderland. In both games we have assumed the initiative, gotten ourselves deservedly into a lead, and then failed to extend it. We have then gone on to allow these 2 opponents to dictate the flow of the game, attempting to repel their attempts to gain parity, and we have been unsuccessful in this endeavour on both occasions.

With that said, I absolutely do not want to see us play this way next season. And this is regardless of whether Wilder remains in charge, or we find someone else - we simply cannot, with the talent at our disposal, be so meek as to allow opponents the luxury of probing for openings like we did in the 2 games I mention above. To that end, I'm curious - how do you change things?

Given the available squad, and the luxury of the transfer window, how do you set up to blast our way to promotion next season?

I personally would not divert far from the way we were set up at the start of the season, but I would drastically change the mentality.

I like the idea of a 4-3-3. I also like "inverted" wingers. We just did not exploit them in the best way this season.

To that end, I'd firstly go back in for Jonjoe Kenny. The lad clearly wanted to come in January, it just wasn't meant to be at the time. He has the 2nd best return for assists by a defender in the German 2nd tier this season (Only bettered by a left back, which we don't need). Featured in all bar 2 league games this season (32 of 34), so fitness should not be an issue. Having someone of his quality getting forward as a wide option, allows the winger in front the freedom of choice, in whether they try to beat the full back to the byline, hold and wait for the overlap, or cut inside with the ball.

I'd look at Kwame Poku from Peterborough as a RW option. He was in blistering form at the start of the season - 10 goals and 5 assists in 18 league games, 16 of which he played a RW role. He was admittedly struck down by a hamstring injury for a while, but he performed well once again when he had recovered - 2 goals, 3 assists in 10 league appearances. He's a reasonable height for a winger at 5' 10", and has international experience too - 1 appearance so far for the Ghanaian national team.

For the LW, and assuming that Hamer will depart this summer, my ideal choice would be Tom Fellows from West Brom. Top assister in the Champ with 14 (tied with Josh Murphy at Pompey), but I suspect he will be on the radar at Premier League level. So instead, I'd be in for Louie Barry from Villa. He picked up a knee injury with Hull, but reports from them suggested he was on course to be fit around the end of the season. This article quotes the then Hull boss as saying that Barry had a chance to be fit for the last 2 or 3 games of the season. That proved not to be the case, but it seems like he shouldn't be far from full recovery based on the above.

With Barry and Poku cutting in from the wings, and Burrows and Kenny pushing forward from full back to provide the width, I'd then play with a 3 in midfield, each dedicated to a different role.

Firstly, a defensive lynchpin. For now, this would be Vini Souza. Having him focus solely on being a screen in front of the centre backs, means he should avoid getting caught out of position if we are countered on. A few times this season, as the midfield has pushed forward, he has had to be the one to make a lung-busting run back to make a challenge. Having him sit deeper, and focusing on winning the ball, should relieve him of some of this physical stress.

Next is a metronome; a man to dictate the pace of our play, to keep the ball moving and to unsettle opposing defences. Assuming he is fit, I'd put Arblaster in this role. He is very comfortable on the ball, and would be free to roam and offer himself up as a free man to keep the ball moving, ensuring that we do not allow rival defences to get comfortable.

And third, is a penetrator. The one with licence to break forward and support the front line. A player akin to how Josh Brownhill has performed for Burnley this season is exactly what I would want for this position - technically adept, smart in possession, and with that inherent knowledge of where to position himself to get that chance at goal. O'Hare might be the best option we have available (again assuming that Hamer does leave this summer), however I feel like he can be wasteful in possession. When he has time to control the ball and consider his options, he tends to either attempt an unnecessary flick that gives the ball away, or he runs with the ball to a dead end. One that I would like to see us go for is Leo Walta. Plays for Sirius in the Swedish top tier currently. They are about 1/3 through their season currently, and he is sitting at 5 goals from 11 games. I've been unable to locate any passing stats for him (my go to places don't hold these figures for Swedish football), but I'm impressed by him overall.

As for the defence, it is impossible to argue at this point that continuing with Robinson starting at CB is untenable. I'd be looking into getting Rob Holding back - he oozed class whenever he played, and would be a vital source of experience in what is a relatively young side otherwise.

As far as a partner to him is concerned, we obviously have Jimmy Dunne and Harry Darling as options, but I also like the look of Nelson Abbey. Contracted to Olympiacos, but has been out on loan this season, firstly to Swansea where he only played in an EFL cup tie, and then to Rio Ave in the Portuguese top division. He's a left-footed defender, capable of playing at CB or LB if required. Rio Ave finished 11th in the Portuguese league, and had an admittedly poor defence, however they did reasonably well with Abbey in the side - 9 goals conceded in 8 games, with 1 clean sheet. Half those games he played centrally, and half were at full back. In comparison, in their 26 other league games not featuring Abbey, they conceded 46 goals. He's also one to have come out of Reading, who are doing great things with youngsters right now, amidst all the absurdities they've been dealing with off the pitch - this past season they had 11 players aged 21 or less make at least 10 appearances.

Lastly, a backup for Ty up front. I'm not convinced that Cannon will become anything more than he currently is (though I'll be happy if I'm proven wrong), and playing someone of Moore's physique just encourages the defence to thump it away aimlessly (we did exactly this a huge amount when we had McBurnie). While I think Oné has potential, I'd find him a loan, and bring in someone with more experience at a similar level. There are multiple possibilities we could look at here. The most obvious one for me is Richard Kone at Wycombe. He's been played often as a sole striker by Wycombe this season, at the head of a 4-2-3-1 mostly, and has bagged a hatful. He's reasonably strong, quick, able to carry the ball forward, and seems able to create his own shooting opportunities, which make him a great asset to have on a counter attack. Now that Wycombe are confirmed to be in League One for another season, I imagine there will be a few clubs interested in him, though he'll cost a few bob.

From there, you likely have a few squad places up for grabs which we might be able to fill with a few strong free agents. I wouldn't say no to a stronger backup keeper than Adam Davies too, but that wouldn't be a priority for me.

So my ideal setup would be:

GK: Cooper (A. Davies)

DF: Kenny, Holding, Abbey, Burrows (Seriki, Anel, Darling, McCallum)

DM: Vini (TBC - would especially like Hamza to come back though)

MF: Arblaster, Walta (T. Davies, Peck, O'Hare)

RW: Poku (Brooks)

LW: Fellows/Barry (Brewster (if re-signed)/Jeff)

ST: Campbell (Kone)

There's probably room for improvement in there, and I haven't given full consideration to backups, especially for the DM and LW positions, but that would be my ideal set up next year.
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i'd like us to actually attack teams rather than have a sporadic 10 minute period, score, then sit back. I'd also like to win the euromillions.. Which I think is more likely at the moment.
 
We should aim to go 1-0 down in the first 20 minutes so that we actually have to score at least 2 goals to win the match. That would be far more entertaining than going 1-0 up then defending all game.
 
higher tempo and that means cutting out all this slow tippy tappy sideways backwards football oh and at least 1 winger who can go on the outside
 
While he still remains a work in progress, I doubt it is controversial for me to state that Ty Campbell has been a breath of fresh air and has significantly added a new dimension to our offensive play.

Specifically finishing of a generally high quality and pace that has been used effectively through the middle off the shoulder of CBs and also as an outlet down the channels. Reminds me a LOT of Tony Agana.

While accepting that Wilder is a man that seems to believe in having to go over through and round by having stretch players (pace), players with aerial strength (tall strong target types), and players to get past players (JRS / Brookes types), it is high time he recognised that Plan A at the start of games would almost always be biased towards players at the top of the pitch with pace and finishing expertise. Ty Campbell types. I do wonder if Rhian could have been better deployed more centrally in a 2 up top rather than the wider role he has mostly occupied.

Either way, we need 2 up top. BOTH of whom need to be Ty Campbell types at the start of games.

Sick to fucking death of long hopeful balls to a target type where possession turnover is almost always a given. It’s bollocks and is no longer a blueprint for success at this level.

Even worse, assuming our PL status is regained, what chance you got taking long ball outa the Champ and into the PL ?

It’s time for a fundamentally different approach to our offensive play and play patterns.

UTB
 
….and without carrying so many passengers. eg, We had a taxi full of right backs…and still considered a defensive midfielder the best option.
 
Shadota said:
On multiple occasions over the past 10 months, there has been intense debate on this forum over the tactics employed by Wilder and his staff. Specifically, the apparent acceptance of winning games only 1-0. Scoring a solitary goal, before spending the rest of the game primarily focused on not conceding to our opponents. Whilst I recognise the the aim of a game of football is to emerge the victor, and this tactical approach did just that on a number of occasions, it has ultimately cost us promotion. The decision to not try and play games as the dominant force, and instead to be passive and try to steal a goal, has caused some of our most significant games this season to end in defeat - the two biggest examples of this being the home fixture with Leeds, and of course the final vs Sunderland. In both games we have assumed the initiative, gotten ourselves deservedly into a lead, and then failed to extend it. We have then gone on to allow these 2 opponents to dictate the flow of the game, attempting to repel their attempts to gain parity, and we have been unsuccessful in this endeavour on both occasions.

With that said, I absolutely do not want to see us play this way next season. And this is regardless of whether Wilder remains in charge, or we find someone else - we simply cannot, with the talent at our disposal, be so meek as to allow opponents the luxury of probing for openings like we did in the 2 games I mention above. To that end, I'm curious - how do you change things?

Given the available squad, and the luxury of the transfer window, how do you set up to blast our way to promotion next season?

I personally would not divert far from the way we were set up at the start of the season, but I would drastically change the mentality.

I like the idea of a 4-3-3. I also like "inverted" wingers. We just did not exploit them in the best way this season.

To that end, I'd firstly go back in for Jonjoe Kenny. The lad clearly wanted to come in January, it just wasn't meant to be at the time. He has the 2nd best return for assists by a defender in the German 2nd tier this season (Only bettered by a left back, which we don't need). Featured in all bar 2 league games this season (32 of 34), so fitness should not be an issue. Having someone of his quality getting forward as a wide option, allows the winger in front the freedom of choice, in whether they try to beat the full back to the byline, hold and wait for the overlap, or cut inside with the ball.

I'd look at Kwame Poku from Peterborough as a RW option. He was in blistering form at the start of the season - 10 goals and 5 assists in 18 league games, 16 of which he played a RW role. He was admittedly struck down by a hamstring injury for a while, but he performed well once again when he had recovered - 2 goals, 3 assists in 10 league appearances. He's a reasonable height for a winger at 5' 10", and has international experience too - 1 appearance so far for the Ghanaian national team.

For the LW, and assuming that Hamer will depart this summer, my ideal choice would be Tom Fellows from West Brom. Top assister in the Champ with 14 (tied with Josh Murphy at Pompey), but I suspect he will be on the radar at Premier League level. So instead, I'd be in for Louie Barry from Villa. He picked up a knee injury with Hull, but reports from them suggested he was on course to be fit around the end of the season. This article quotes the then Hull boss as saying that Barry had a chance to be fit for the last 2 or 3 games of the season. That proved not to be the case, but it seems like he shouldn't be far from full recovery based on the above.

With Barry and Poku cutting in from the wings, and Burrows and Kenny pushing forward from full back to provide the width, I'd then play with a 3 in midfield, each dedicated to a different role.

Firstly, a defensive lynchpin. For now, this would be Vini Souza. Having him focus solely on being a screen in front of the centre backs, means he should avoid getting caught out of position if we are countered on. A few times this season, as the midfield has pushed forward, he has had to be the one to make a lung-busting run back to make a challenge. Having him sit deeper, and focusing on winning the ball, should relieve him of some of this physical stress.

Next is a metronome; a man to dictate the pace of our play, to keep the ball moving and to unsettle opposing defences. Assuming he is fit, I'd put Arblaster in this role. He is very comfortable on the ball, and would be free to roam and offer himself up as a free man to keep the ball moving, ensuring that we do not allow rival defences to get comfortable.

And third, is a penetrator. The one with licence to break forward and support the front line. A player akin to how Josh Brownhill has performed for Burnley this season is exactly what I would want for this position - technically adept, smart in possession, and with that inherent knowledge of where to position himself to get that chance at goal. O'Hare might be the best option we have available (again assuming that Hamer does leave this summer), however I feel like he can be wasteful in possession. When he has time to control the ball and consider his options, he tends to either attempt an unnecessary flick that gives the ball away, or he runs with the ball to a dead end. One that I would like to see us go for is Leo Walta. Plays for Sirius in the Swedish top tier currently. They are about 1/3 through their season currently, and he is sitting at 5 goals from 11 games. I've been unable to locate any passing stats for him (my go to places don't hold these figures for Swedish football), but I'm impressed by him overall.

As for the defence, it is impossible to argue at this point that continuing with Robinson starting at CB is untenable. I'd be looking into getting Rob Holding back - he oozed class whenever he played, and would be a vital source of experience in what is a relatively young side otherwise.

As far as a partner to him is concerned, we obviously have Jimmy Dunne and Harry Darling as options, but I also like the look of Nelson Abbey. Contracted to Olympiacos, but has been out on loan this season, firstly to Swansea where he only played in an EFL cup tie, and then to Rio Ave in the Portuguese top division. He's a left-footed defender, capable of playing at CB or LB if required. Rio Ave finished 11th in the Portuguese league, and had an admittedly poor defence, however they did reasonably well with Abbey in the side - 9 goals conceded in 8 games, with 1 clean sheet. Half those games he played centrally, and half were at full back. In comparison, in their 26 other league games not featuring Abbey, they conceded 46 goals. He's also one to have come out of Reading, who are doing great things with youngsters right now, amidst all the absurdities they've been dealing with off the pitch - this past season they had 11 players aged 21 or less make at least 10 appearances.

Lastly, a backup for Ty up front. I'm not convinced that Cannon will become anything more than he currently is (though I'll be happy if I'm proven wrong), and playing someone of Moore's physique just encourages the defence to thump it away aimlessly (we did exactly this a huge amount when we had McBurnie). While I think Oné has potential, I'd find him a loan, and bring in someone with more experience at a similar level. There are multiple possibilities we could look at here. The most obvious one for me is Richard Kone at Wycombe. He's been played often as a sole striker by Wycombe this season, at the head of a 4-2-3-1 mostly, and has bagged a hatful. He's reasonably strong, quick, able to carry the ball forward, and seems able to create his own shooting opportunities, which make him a great asset to have on a counter attack. Now that Wycombe are confirmed to be in League One for another season, I imagine there will be a few clubs interested in him, though he'll cost a few bob.

From there, you likely have a few squad places up for grabs which we might be able to fill with a few strong free agents. I wouldn't say no to a stronger backup keeper than Adam Davies too, but that wouldn't be a priority for me.

So my ideal setup would be:

GK: Cooper (A. Davies)

DF: Kenny, Holding, Abbey, Burrows (Seriki, Anel, Darling, McCallum)

DM: Vini (TBC - would especially like Hamza to come back though)

MF: Arblaster, Walta (T. Davies, Peck, O'Hare)

RW: Poku (Brooks)

LW: Fellows/Barry (Brewster (if re-signed)/Jeff)

ST: Campbell (Kone)

There's probably room for improvement in there, and I haven't given full consideration to backups, especially for the DM and LW positions, but that would be my ideal set up next year.
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Interesting views, but I think thar we were simply not good enough o press on and win games comfortably most of the season.
A lack of creative talent and goal scoring ability in thee end held us back.
 

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